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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “directions” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

(Found more than 100 similar words, so Change Limit cannot be increased.)
to automatically search another random word after seconds.

106 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
 remove a letter ~ replace a letter ~ swap two letters ~ _add a letter from your word
(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
directions137964(None) 
direction1289781direction_
bijections21134932bijections
bilections14136502bilections
bisections14136732bisections
codirections1744702codirections
defections161510202defections
dejections20168352dejections
detections131410042detections
dictions111812672di__ctions
digestions1246402digestions
directing1338822directi_ng
directional1445442directional
directives1655832directives
directors1248142direct_ors
dissections14198262dissections
erections112515212_erections
indirections1556192indirections
redirections1546172redirections
abjections2145673abjections
abreactions1544193abreactions
advections1645553advections
affections1845893affections
bijection20134793bijection_
bilection13156803bilection_
bisection13136983bisection_
bolections14137293bolections
codirection1644743codirection_
corrections1548873corrections
creations112614543_creations
darnations1138413darnations
deceptions1547863deceptions
decoctions1547143decoctions
deductions1467133deductions
defecations1779003defecations
defection151610643defection_
deflections17187323deflections
dejection19178663dejection_
deletions102610933dele_tions
depictions1546893depictions
deprecations1748563deprecations
derelictions1544333derelictions
desertions1139883desertions
detection121310413detection_
detentions11148803detentions
detractions14118273detractions
dictations1389703dictations
diction102313053di__ction_
diecious1146873di_ec_ious
diffractions2153273diffractions
digestion1146573digestion_
digressions1344743digressions
dilations102614453di_lations
dilutions10248583di_lutions
dimensions1344613dimensions
dioecious1244383dioec_ious
directionless1661933directionless
directive1557773directi_ve
directness1344193directness
director1147783direct_o_r
directory1545883direct_ory
directress1343103directress
directrices1652893directrices
directrixes2152063directrixes
directs102710263direct___s
discretions1447223discre_tions
disrelations1348503disrelations
disruptions14125683disruptions
dissection13158613dissection_
dissentions12168043dissentions
distentions12178843distentions
distractions1548753distractions
diversions1446533diversions
durations10311463dur_ations
ejections18249963_ejections
elections112414973_elections
erection102115513_erection_
evections142510693_evections
exsections1947633exsections
fictions132410743fi__ctions
flections14239213_flections
fractions1449103_fractions
frictions1448033_frictions
ideations1039903_ideations
inactions1139323_inactions
indirection1456383indirection_
infections15510233infections
injections1948663injections
lections102413843__lections
lineations1039543lineations
midsections1644403midsections
misdirections1854233misdirections
objections2145633objections
perfections1848143perfections
reactions11711713__reactions
redirection1446053redirection_
refections151811643refections
rejections191510103rejections
resections121513033resections
ructions102811683__ructions
sections102714703__sections
selections12310873selections
strictions1249143strictions
surjections2075283surjections
tractions11511623_tractions
trisections1345643trisections

Search took 10 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

  1. Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
  2. DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
  3. Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.
SeqSearch PhaseWords CheckedWords MatchedSecondsWords Per Sec
1Length Filter1786911406030.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit1406031068.64016273.5
3Display Results1061060.0631682.5
 (SQL Overall)1786911069.12619580.4
 
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